Forced Marriage: The Impact Of Child Marriage

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Child marriage is defined by the UNICEF as “a formal marriage or informal union before age 18”. Forced marriage goes hand in hand with child marriage because children rarely have the capacity to resist. Both girls and boys are victims, although girls more so than boys. There is not much research about the impact of child marriage on boys because girls feel the biggest impact of it. Child marriage was a common and widespread practice in the past for many reasons—politics, financial security and shorter lifespans are some of the most well-known. It severely limits the future of girls, endangers their health, makes them more susceptible to domestic violence, and in developing countries, detracts from the workforce. Despite these things, it is…show more content…In poor areas—especially Africa, parents tend towards having more children so there is a higher chance of a child’s survival to adulthood and better security in their old age for the parents. However, there is also a lack in financial ability to provide for the children, and thus, priority in care is usually given to the sons because the wages of men were higher than those of women. Africa was based heavily on an agricultural economy for a long time, and men had a higher wage than women because of the type of work. Thus, daughters can be married off earlier to gain a bride price from the groom’s family and lessen the burden of feeding another mouth on the bride’s family. Saving a dowry was difficult in Africa because of the scarcity of resources so as soon as families could scrape one together, they would try and marry their daughter off before the dowry could disappear. The marriage would also construct a relationship between the two families which was especially helpful in an agrarian community. The girl would be unable to refuse because her family could not provide for her and it was improbable for her to be able to make a living on her own. By marrying, she would have some measure of security and…show more content…Families or tribes who want to make an alliance use marriage as a bond between the two parties. Marriage was a common method for sealing alliances because it tied two parties together by blood. Two houses would betroth their children to each other to further their political or economic goals. In ancient China, officials would offer their young daughters up as concubines or wives to the Emperor or princes to have a stronger relationship with the current ruler. Youth did not determine the purity of the daughters, but it did help give the impression of it. These daughters were also told to try and help further their fathers’ political goals by becoming intimate with the emperor. If a son could be birthed, the family’s status would greatly increase because a prince came from their line. The daughter had a chance to become the empress or empress dowager. In Japan, there were instances where the shogun would marry daughters of political enemies to their own relatives to deter action from their enemies. Political hostages were taken in this way. They were generally not treated poorly, but they had no choice in the matter. Child marriage for political reasons happens rarely now; it is more common as a cultural tradition and a response to socioeconomic

of parents separating, they also may feel as if they caused their parent’s problems. Parental divorce has negative effects on children’s academic achievement, social life and success in their lifetime, specifically for elementary school students (Neighbor, 1992; Tucker, Friedman, Schwartz, Criqui, Tomlinson-Keasey, Wingard, & Martin, 1997; Kinard & Reinherz, 1986).
As with any child, a sudden change in home life can be a difficult adjustment. During school the child’s academic performance can be

Same- sex marriage has done nothing but turn the human race into a joke. Reproduction is the key to maintaining a society and continuing the human race. The future of humans will be at risk if homosexuality continues to be accepted and existent. Not only would the population suffer from same-sex couples, but the children of same-sex couples would suffer. Both boys and girls need a mother and a father, and without both there will be severe consequences that the innocent children involved will have

Marriage” a ceremony in which two people are married to each other”. To many people, marriage is much more than that, marriage is a happy ending, a way to be happy and stay with the person you love the most forever.Marriage mean a big wedding,beautiful wedding dresses, celebrate with your friends and families, a vow to love each other forever. Marriage is supposed to be the happiest day in a girl’s life, but to many girls in Africa, marriage is a way to survive, a solution to poverty, a way to

course, is to marry. Marriage is a legal or formal recognized union of a man and a woman, or in some cases two people of the same sex, as partners in a relationship. But like many other things come to an end, marriage sometimes, unfortunately, also does. What divorcing parents don’t come to realize is the effect a separation may have on children, often times leaving them confused, blaming themselves, and from my personal experience, lost.
In America about fifty percent of all marriages fail, ending up

Analysis of Child Marriage
Although the definition of child marriage includes boys, it is mostly focused on girls married off by their families, before their eighteenth birthdays. It is prevalent mostly in impoverished Southern Asian and African countries. These marriages are sometimes planned as soon as the girl is born, or oftentimes the men who marry young girls – as old as eight or nine – with an offer of large monetary compensations known as bride price. According to reports by UNICEF, in

the boys may seem as if they are purely natural, however research suggest that Addie’s favoritism may have played the biggest part in the development of the boys’ personality. An article published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, titled Mothers’ Differentiation and Depressive Symptoms Among Adult Children, discuses the results of favoriting children on both the preferred and unpreferred children. These effects are easily seen in Jewel, the preferred child, and Darl, the unpreferred child.
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she did not even know the meaning of marriage, but her family forced her to marry that old man. (Burke, 2012)
It is the basic right of a human to marry or not to. Marriage has some severe conditions. First is the agreement and happiness of both sides which is the most important factor in the validity of a marriage. Second is the required age of marriage for both sides. Third, it is the responsibility of each individual to officially register his/her marriage. All of the mentioned conditions are

How Divorce Effects Children
In our society families are divided everyday. The circumstances vary, but they still cause traumatic behavior towards those who are irate about their families separating. It seems to be a delimma for parents that no longer acquire each other's company to be subjective about their separation, but what if children are involved. Parents have a tendency to make choices about their marriage with animosity and revulsion towards one another, but what about the siblings

civilians, and they continue to hide the evidence. We should care about Sudan because the people live without freedom of speech, they are in fear of their lives because of the raids run by the government forces, and young girls are being forced into marriage without consequence.
In Sudan protesters are controlled with violence. Security forces in Sudan are known for their excessive force on protesters. Recently, In Nyala, of July 2012, government forces killed at least 12 students who were protesting

lives, children do not fully have the coping mechanisms that allow them to work through and accept the devastating effects of divorce. Children of different ages will react differently to parental divorce. It is common for children to have a very difficult time dealing with divorce, no matter the age or gender. Research indicates parental divorce has multiple short-term and long-term effects on children. Children typically have many behavioral issues for a short-term period after the divorce. Divorce